Date and Time
- Thursday, Jan 22, 2026 6pm - 7:30pm
Location
Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission St
Details
Join us during FOG Art + Design and SF Art Week as we celebrate our twentieth anniversary with the exhibition Continuum: MoAD Over Time and the central role of MoAD in the constellation of care for Black artists. Lava Thomas will be in conversation with Key Jo Lee about the lineage of support that Black women in particular have provided her in and around MoAD throughout her career as an artist. Women like Mildred Howard, Lizzetta LeFalle Collins, and Denise Bradley championed her work and helped advance her career, with a crucial moment being her first museum show Beyond at MoAD in 2014. Not only was she supported by those who came before her and by her contemporaries, but she has paid forward her gratitude by mentoring younger artists such as Mary Graham who have gone on to exhibit at the museum. Key Jo Lee is part of that curatorial legacy and together with Lava Thomas will honor and pay tribute to those who have made it all possible, while looking ahead to the emerging artists and curators who will continue to shape the next generation at MoAD.
